Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @rgdewinter @davidjdewinter TLE Sports Editor David de Winter and TLE columnist Richard de Winter discuss England's thrilling series draw in Bangladesh and their upcoming tour of India, the home nations' chances in the upcoming Autumn internationals, Andy Murray's potential rise to the top of the ATP rankings and Liverpool & Chelsea's recent excellent performances in the Premier League.
Strength: 6.7% Brewed: Akureyi, Iceland Named after the Icelandic word for “unique” – Einstök Brewery is located within the fishing port of Akureyi, 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Boasting some of the Earth’s purest water, which flows from rain and prehistoric glaciers through the Hlíðarfjall Mountain and ancient lava fields, thus allowing the brewery to craft some truly brilliant beers. Three beers currently make up their core range, including a truly remarkable white ale (perfect with a slice of orange), an...
Brexit could mean back to Carling and Castlemaine XXXX for British pubs if European firms are hostile towards British trading partners. JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin accused Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Jean-Claude Juncker of putting pressure on firms to be hostile towards UK trading partners, warning that the pub chain could stop selling drinks brands from other European countries if senior EU leaders maintain a “bullying” approach to Brexit negotiations. He said: “I don’t think Wetherspoon or British buyers are in a weak...
Commuters in the Barnes area have been left baffled by a white bunny dressed in patchwork clothing waving to oncoming traffic. The mysterious giant white rabbit stands on a bridge at the start of every month to wave at passing motorists, and according to our sources is intended to bring people joy and luck. Dressed in a colourful waistcoat and scarf, the rabbit is a project by a performance artist called Spike Mclarrity who started popping up at Barnes bridge in...
Before I proceed I’ll quickly give you May’s Brexit update, from any referendum related questions she faced, during today’s session, drum roll please…she will be getting the best deal for the UK in the upcoming negotiations. Now we can all breathe a sigh of relief. There was also a misunderstanding about who had given birth to a baby, and that appeared to be the funniest thing since A Fish Called Wanda was released. If you want any more information on...
Pensioners from the National Pensioners Convention protested outside Westminster today demanding the retention of the "triple lock" guarantee on state pension rises and warning against cuts in social care. Former Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith recently said that the “triple lock” safeguard, which prevents pensions from falling in value, should be scrapped to help ease cuts to working age benefits. He said it was important to cut the safeguard in order to tackle the “misbalance between the generations” by reining...
Gary Lineker spoke out for child refugees, Arsenal donated £1 from every ticket for last season's game against Stoke City to aid efforts and now QPR have made a pledge to help the most needy. The club have offered to send a fleet of coaches to help bring around a thousand child refugees into UK from Calais, where the infamous Jungle camp is being demolished by French authorities. The Championship side want to rescue children who have been identified as...
Has Ken Loach changed the government's mind with I, Daniel Blake, the Big Issue questioned following the hard-hitting film's release at the end of last month. As cinema audiences sobbed at the barefaced reality of the desperate situation you certainly would have thought so, but the latest figures are far less encouraging. New research has found that the lowering of the benefit cap by as much as £6,000 a year from next week will throw some 300,000 children closer to...
The man introduced the natural world to virtually everyone in the UK has spoken out against Brexit and the decisions of senior Tories, including the ex-PM David Cameron, which led the vote to leave the EU. The 90-year-old presenter believes that the decision to abandon Parliamentary democracy in favour of a referendum has left the UK in an awful state. His comments were immediately attacked by right-wing news outlets who have put him in the same box as Gary Lineker,...
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